Teen accused of robbing ice cream truck arrested

OCALA - A teenager accused of trying to rob an ice cream truck on Tuesday afternoon was captured by police on Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued, according to authorities.

Acting on a tip, Detective Mike Bowman and several police officers went to Samís Big Apple located of State Road 40 looking for Kadrian Clayton.

The 17-year-old was later captured by officers not far from the convenience store.

The juvenile refused to talk with officials about the incident and was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center for processing. He was charged with armed robbery

Police say around 6:16 p.m. Tuesday, they received a call from Rigoberto Reyes, telling them that someone tried to rob him. Reyes told police he was inside his ice cream truck parked on the side of the road in the 1700 block of Southwest Second Street, when a male, who had a shirt partially covering his face, approached the passenger side of the truck and pointed a handgun at him and demanded money.

Reyes said he ran to the front of the vehicle and drove off. He then contacted police. Officials later received a tip that Kadrian was the person who committed the crime, and officials were able to obtain a photograph of the teen. They showed the victim a photo line up, which included the teen, and he identified Kadrian as the one who tried to rob him.